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Interleukin 6 Receptor (IL6-R) Gene Polymorphisms Underlie Susceptibility to Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Clinical laboratory - 1 Sept 2017
Ahmed Shoaib, Hussain Shabbir, Ammar Ali, Jahan Shah, Khaliq Shagufta, Kaul Haiba
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BACKGROUND: Increased production of interleukin 6 (IL-6) is associated with rheumatoid arthritis that acts through its receptor, IL-6R (interleukin 6 receptor). Various single nucleotide polymorphisms in the IL6R gene conferring susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis have been identified in various populations yet these associations have not been fully established. The present study was pursued with the aim to...
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